Contagion
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Elliott Gould, Jennifer Ehle, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Chin Han, Griffin Kane, Sanjay Gupta
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Contagion is a movie that showed much promise with its previews and its advertised premise, but in reality it turns into 100 minutes of wasted production opportunities used instead to push stereotypical propaganda at the viewer. With its notable ensemble cast, and a plot device that is not new but has been proven to be popular over the years, the Steven Soderbergh film had huge potential that will do nothing but disappoint the thriller/horror fans expecting an epidemic epic.
I have been quite a big fan of medical thrillers over the years, particularly those that focus on diseases and outbreaks. From stories of crazy Ebola-like viruses to weaponized disease, I've been fascinated with the concept both in its reality,...
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Elliott Gould, Jennifer Ehle, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Chin Han, Griffin Kane, Sanjay Gupta
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Contagion is a movie that showed much promise with its previews and its advertised premise, but in reality it turns into 100 minutes of wasted production opportunities used instead to push stereotypical propaganda at the viewer. With its notable ensemble cast, and a plot device that is not new but has been proven to be popular over the years, the Steven Soderbergh film had huge potential that will do nothing but disappoint the thriller/horror fans expecting an epidemic epic.
I have been quite a big fan of medical thrillers over the years, particularly those that focus on diseases and outbreaks. From stories of crazy Ebola-like viruses to weaponized disease, I've been fascinated with the concept both in its reality,...
- 9/15/2011
- by Greg Davies
- Geeks of Doom
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Germaphobes, prepare to be vindicated.
In the thriller “Contagion,” international traveler Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) sets off a pandemic as one of the first people infected by a mysterious killer illness. From there, it’s a search for a vaccine as civilization collapses.
The 105-minute film, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z. Burns, also features Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, Demetri Martin, Elliott Gould, Bryan Cranston, Sanaa Lathan and Griffin Kane.
Germaphobes, prepare to be vindicated.
In the thriller “Contagion,” international traveler Beth Emhoff (Gwyneth Paltrow) sets off a pandemic as one of the first people infected by a mysterious killer illness. From there, it’s a search for a vaccine as civilization collapses.
The 105-minute film, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z. Burns, also features Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard, Kate Winslet, Jennifer Ehle, Demetri Martin, Elliott Gould, Bryan Cranston, Sanaa Lathan and Griffin Kane.
- 9/9/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Chicago – In our latest special edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two advance-screening movie passes plus three grand prize packs up for grabs to the highly anticipated new film “Contagion” with Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and Jude Law! The film, which also stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Laurence Fishburne, opens everywhere on Sept. 9, 2011.
“Contagion,” which was filmed in part in Chicago, also stars Bryan Cranston, John Hawkes, Jennifer Ehle, Sanaa Lathan, Tien You Chui, Josie Ho, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Griffin Kane, Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Teri McEvoy, Sue Redman, Stef Tovar, Mary Jo Faraci and Grace Rex from director Steven Soderbergh and writer Scott Z. Burns. Four grand-prize winners will win the following prize packs:
A “Contagion” water bottle A “Contagion” hand sanitizer Two “Contagion” T-shirts
To win your free “Contagion” admit-two advance-screening movie pass with your chance at the grand prize packs courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just refer a few friends to the free,...
“Contagion,” which was filmed in part in Chicago, also stars Bryan Cranston, John Hawkes, Jennifer Ehle, Sanaa Lathan, Tien You Chui, Josie Ho, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Griffin Kane, Yoshiaki Kobayashi, Teri McEvoy, Sue Redman, Stef Tovar, Mary Jo Faraci and Grace Rex from director Steven Soderbergh and writer Scott Z. Burns. Four grand-prize winners will win the following prize packs:
A “Contagion” water bottle A “Contagion” hand sanitizer Two “Contagion” T-shirts
To win your free “Contagion” admit-two advance-screening movie pass with your chance at the grand prize packs courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just refer a few friends to the free,...
- 9/1/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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